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Earnings Per Share | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Earnings per Share | 4. Earnings Per Share Basic earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders is computed by dividing Net income available to common shareholders of TDS by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding duri ng the period. Diluted earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders is computed by dividing Net income available to common shareholders of TDS by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period adjusted to include the effects of potentially dilutive securities. Potentiall y dilutive securities primarily include incremental shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and the vesting of restricted stock units. The amounts used in computing earnings per common share and the effects of potentially di lutive securities on the weight ed average number of c ommon s hares were as follows:
|  |  |  |  | Three Months Ended
|  |  |  |  | March 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2014 |  | 2013
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders: |  |  |  |  |
| Net income available to common shareholders of TDS used in basic earnings per share | $ | 18,242 |  | $ | 1,407
Adjustments to compute diluted earnings: |  |  |  |  |
| Noncontrolling interest adjustment |  | (165) |  |  | (37)
| Net income attributable to common shareholders of TDS used in diluted earnings per share | $ | 18,077 |  | $ | 1,370
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |
|  | Common Shares |  | 101,821 |  |  | 101,095
|  | Series A Common Shares |  | 7,167 |  |  | 7,160
|  |  | Total |  | 108,988 |  |  | 108,255
Effects of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |
| Stock options |  | 303 |  |  | 112
| Restricted stock units |  | 381 |  |  | 326
Weighted average number of shares used in diluted earnings per share |  | 109,672 |  |  | 108,693
Basic earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders | $ | 0.17 |  | $ | 0.01
Diluted earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders | $ | 0.16 |  | $ | 0.01
Certain Common S hares issuable upon the exercise of s tock options, vesting of r estricted stock units or conversion of preferred shares were not included in average diluted shares outstanding for the calculation of Diluted earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders because their effects were antidilutive. The number of such Common S hares excluded, if any, is shown in the table below.
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | March 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
(Shares in thousands) |  |  |
Stock options | 6,915 |  | 6,672
Preferred shares | 57 |  | 61
On June 25, 2013, U.S. Cellular paid a special cash dividend of $5.75 per share, for an aggregate amount of $482.3 million, to all holders of U.S. Cellular Common Shares and Series A Common Shares as of June 11, 2013. Outstanding U.S. Cellular stock options and restricted stock unit awards were equitably adjusted for the special cash dividend. The impact of such adjustments on the earnings per share calculation was reflected for all periods presented.

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